SQL> insert into sales_range values (4000001,'Hesse',1999,'Birmingham',to_date('27.01.2017','dd.mm.yyyy'));
insert into sales_range values (4000001,'Hesse',1999,'Birmingham',to_date('27.01.2017','dd.mm.yyyy'))
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-14400: inserted partition key does not map to any partition

Now instead of having to add a new range each time, the table can be changed to add that new range automatically if new rows require them. In other words, the 11g Feature Interval Partitioning can be added after the initial creation of the table: